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A few guys try to unload all the rail from this railcar using 3 forklifts, everything tips over.
Unloading rail from railcar, tips over
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Re: Unloading rail from railcar, tips over
At a minimum they needed to angle the forks back which with that many lift trucks was a big problem to start with.
It happened at least 5 years ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPcRV1DMN8E&t=5s
It happened at least 5 years ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPcRV1DMN8E&t=5s
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Re: Unloading rail from railcar, tips over
Nothing good ever comes from being in a hurry.